One in Three Social Security Disability Recipients Have Mental Illness
A new report released at the end of January shows that a growing portion of social security disability recipients and applicants have a mental disorder of some kind. The Social Security Administration’s latest report shows … [Read more...]

Woman Sues FedEx for Discriminating Against Same Sex Partners by Denying Death Benefits
On January 14th, the widow of a 26-year employee of FedEx filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company claiming that she was denied death benefits for her spouse because they were a lesbian … [Read more...]

Analysis Shows Huge Spending Disparities on Veterans Benefits Across Country, and Confusion on Veterans Benefits Access
A new investigative report conducted by NPR shows that the US Department of Veterans Affairs has huge variations in veterans benefits spending across the country, and even within … [Read more...]

Rates of Veterans Considered “Unemployable” Triples
The Veterans Administration offers an individual disability compensation program called Individual Unemployability. The program uses a scale to determine whether a veteran is eligible to receive both veterans benefits and social security … [Read more...]

Lawmakers Examining Ways to Shore Up Social Security Retirement Benefits for Elderly Women
Although Social Security retirement benefits are gender-neutral, elderly women who depend on the money to survive are more likely than men to receive less money from the federal program, which means they are … [Read more...]

Congress Could Expand Disability Benefits in Sweeping Bipartisan Legislation
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, December 3rd, to pass a bill called the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, which could drastically expand disability benefits for many Americans. The bill was first … [Read more...]

Changes to Service-Related Disability Ratings and Definitions Can Complicate Veterans Benefits Applications
As Congressional representatives search for ways to improve and streamline veterans benefits applications and the Veterans Administration in the wake of the VA hospital scandal, some are … [Read more...]

Senator Calls for Extended Medical Veterans Benefits for Post-9/11 Military
Although a group of Congressional auditors recently released a report accusing some veterans of “double dipping” into both Social Security and veterans benefits, a Senator is now using his last action in office to call for … [Read more...]

Social Security Benefits Expected to Rise 1.7% for Recipients in 2015
The Social Security Administration released an estimate on Wednesday, October 22nd, that retirement benefits for 64 million Americans will go up 1.7% in 2015. Although the increase will be good for Social Security benefits … [Read more...]

CFPB Warns Lenders To Stop Discriminating Against a Recipient of Social Security Disability
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a warning to lenders, especially for mortgages, that they cannot discriminate against a recipient of Social Security Disability benefits who applies … [Read more...]

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